IMRA PRESS RELEASE - 01/2009
For Immediate Release
IMRA and TEEM Photonics sign License Agreement on High Power Fiber Technology
Ann Arbor, January 23, 2009—
IMRA America, Inc. (IMRA) (Ann Arbor, Mich.), a world leader in the research, development, manufacturing and
application of ultra-fast fiber lasers, and TEEM Photonics S.A. (TEEM) (Meylan, France), a world leader in
microchip laser development and manufacture for industrial and scientific markets, have signed a license
agreement for IMRA high power fiber technology as it relates to TEEM products. This license enables TEEM
to further expand its product offerings in this emerging product field.
In the agreement, IMRA licenses TEEM a large portfolio of IMRA patents related to fiber lasers and amplifiers
and specifically US 5,818,630.
Dr. Antoine Kevorkian, CEO of Teem Photonics, stated, “Our passively Q-switched picolasers enable a wide
range of industrial and medical applications. The intellectual property we are licensing from IMRA provides a
logical next step for increasing the power of our lasers, broadening the applications that our core technology
can serve. Our customers are excited that we are bringing together our short-pulse technology with that of IMRA.”
Mr. Takashi Omitsu, President of IMRA, added: “IMRA continues a long term investment in fiber amplifier
and fiber laser research. One of our aims in following this research is to make a contribution to world knowledge
in this field. We have actively licensed our technology to other firms and now have licensees in several European
countries and the United States as well as our parent firm in Japan. We welcome TEEM, as an IMRA licensee with
their products generating 100’s of picosecond pulses.”
About IMRA America, Inc.: Founded in 1990, IMRA America, Inc., headquartered in Ann Arbor, Mich., is a
global-acting company dedicated to being the leader in the development of ultra-fast fiber laser technologies for
commercial applications. IMRA turnkey fiber lasers with their compact size, high stability and maintenance-free
operation, are ideal optical pulse sources for: material processing, semiconductor inspection and repair, homeland
security, instrumentation, medical diagnostics and therapy, and telecommunications. They are based on IMRA
proprietary fiber oscillator, fiber amplifier, and advanced pulse compressor technologies, documented in over
70 U.S. patents and patent applications and many more worldwide. In addition to delivering innovation through
its products, IMRA America offers its technologies through patent and technology licensing. For information, visit
www.imra.com or call (734) 930-2560.
About TEEM Photonics S.A.: Teem Photonics is the world leader in passively Q-switched microchip lasers. These products generate picosecond pulses with peak powers that can exceed 200kW and repetition rates as high as 70kHz. Wavelengths of operation are in the near infrared as well as the green and ultraviolet; applications include biophotonics, instrumentation, remote sensing, as well as micro-machining and marking. Teem Photonics continually introduces novel performance to OEM customers and scientific institutions. Teem picolasers have been shipping for over ten years, with thousands operating the field, and MTTFs exceeding 2,000,000 hours. For information, visit
www.teemphotonics.com or call (303) 325-5470.
For more information, please contact:
IMRA America, Inc.
1044 Woodridge Avenue
Ann Arbor, MI 48105
Phone: (734) 930-2560
Fax: (734) 930-9957
e-mail: lasers@imra.com
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